Question

In dual-code assignment two codes appear in the alphabetic index. this is to signal to the coder that the coder that the coder in the brackets should be listed as the ____ code.

Answer 1

The answer is second

Brackets are used in the Alphabetic index and in the Tabular Listing. In the Tabular list, brackets enclose alternative wording or explanatory phrases. They are used to identify manifestation codes. Always, the code in the brackets is to sequences second.